Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.)

A. K; GAVERLY.

TWO WHEBLED VEHICLE.

No. 278,222. Patented May 22,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, ()FFICE.

AMOS ILCAVERLY, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,222, dated May 22, 1883.

Application filed March 9, 1863. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern: i

Be it known that 1, Autos K. GAVERLY, of Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Two-Wheeled Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in whichi Figure l is a side elevation of a two-wheel cart having my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a top view of the running-gear as seen when the body or box is removed.

This invention relates to improvements on mounting the boxes of dog-carts or other light two'wheel vehicles; and the nature of my invention consists ina novel application of side crossing-springs to the body and spring-bars of such vehicles as will be fully understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

A designates the boxor body ofmy improved cart, which is mounted on the free ends of compound springs B B B B, two of which are arranged on each side of the body, and in a direction with respect to the length thereof. The lower ends of these springs are rigidly secured to the ends of longitudinal spring-bars O, and the upper ends of the springs are suitably connected to the body-hangers'D. The springs B, which are secured to the rear ends of the spring-bars O, are shaped like the half of a bow-spring, and the springs B, which are secured to the front ends of the bars 0, are

shaped somewhat like the Italic letter f reversed, as shown in Fig.1. The spring-bars O are rigidly bolted on top of the axle E of the two wheels F F, and these bars 0 are strongly braced by means of metal straps a, which are secured to the ends of said bars, and also to the axle E. The front ends of the spring-bars are secured to the shafts by means of lateral bracing-plates b. and the rear ends of the shafts are secured by irons to the axle.

lt-will be seen from the above description that I am able to use very long springs in comparatively short vehicles by crossing the springs on each side thereof, as shown. 1 consequently obtain freedom of vertical motion and render the vehicle very light, strong, springy, and comfortable to ride in.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with the body A and the spring-bars of a two-wheel vehicle, of side springs which are crossed and connected to the said body andspring-bars, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of the inclined crossed side springs, the spring-bars and their braces a, secured to the axle of the wheels, the bodyhangers, to which the'upper ends of the springs are attached,the shafts secured to the axle, and the lateral bracing-plates b, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially in the manner and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS K. GAVERLY.

Witnesses RALPH J UDSON (JAvnRLY, G. S. ALBERTSON. 

